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Answer for the clue "Small brownish European songbird ", 7 letters:
dunnock

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The dunnock ( Prunella modularis ) is a small passerine , or perching bird , found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia . Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. small brownish European songbird [syn: hedge sparrow , sparrow , Prunella modularis ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See Haw a hedge.] A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A small European and Asian passerine bird, (taxlink Prunella modularis species noshow=1), the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

Usage examples of dunnock.

Amidst the sounds of moving water, I heard birdcalls: the thin cry of the tree creeper, the whistling warble of the dunnock, and high, high aloft the mewing call of a buzzard circling lazily over the trees.